Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Republican Wigwam, Bangor, 1872

"… the Young Mens Grant & Wilson Club and four men marching and singing, is on page 115 of Martin's "Scrap Book no 3," one of five volumes he wrote…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… of Guilford’s biggest businesses burned down on March 1, 2003. The Braeburn Hotel had been many different businesses over the years, including a…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"The hotel was built on March 3, 1906, and stayed well on through the twentieth century as a major landmark in Guilford."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"So, on March 1, 1906, Mrs. Taylor, a supervisor from the Bangor office, was sent to Lincoln to help instruct people on how to operate the new…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Another flood in March 1936 caused more extensive damage to Guilford’s industries, and residences. Guilford Community Theatre, 1939Guilford…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… The final entry in the record book is dated March 20, 1855, and is a call for a meeting to “see what disposition shall be made of the books and to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… Bay region from Salem, Massachusetts, and in March 1643 had his land holdings around the river known as Wescustogo confirmed by Thomas Gorges…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Then, on March 4, 1968, Standard Packaging announced that it was closing its plants in Brewer and Lincoln."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… designer, Origin of Martins perfect Waltz & March." He had worked most of his life as an accountant and shopkeeper, but also was interested in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Mabelle Martin's casket, Bangor, 1899

"… Clara Martin of Bangor, died of typhoid fever on March 25, 1899. Her brother Frank died shortly after birth in 1862, brother Elmer died in 1870…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"… it was from the Rail Road Bridge to Nath Harlows March 11th 1844." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and keen observer of all around…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"… 220 in a section he wrote about the Freshet of March 29, 1846, which destroyed the bridge. Martin wrote that a corporation in which Asa Davis was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… the boys had been drilled several days before marching in the parade. Martin's descriptions and illustrations are on page 105 of his "Scrap &…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… them to avoid the tax bills that arrived in March. Hampden Congregational Church, Hampden, 1893Hampden Historical Society Originally…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… Battle of Hampden took place, was incorporated on March 1, 1803. John Crosby and other prominent citizens subscribed the sum of $3400 for the…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"A concert at 7:30 by the Bangor Band featured a march, Guilford Centennial, by Lee Sanford, a former Guilford boy who had played in the President's…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Arno Chase’s greenhouse burned in March 1933. Frank Chase built a greenhouse on Main Street, and had about 8,000 ft. of glass."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… scenarios, history does happen, as it did on March 19th, 2005. It was the Class A Maine State Championship game, and the stakes had rarely been…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"… of Edward and Sarah Toppan of Newbury, on March 23, 1770. Josiah went into business with his father, and later took control of his father's real…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"… colony quickly lost favor and was rejected by March of 1730, the Privy Council determined that political control of the area was rightfully in the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"On March 7, 1834 Chief Francis Joseph Neptune died at the age of 74, some say from a broken heart because his wife Mary passed just a few days before…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 4, pages 57-76

"… Bangor in which a large crowd of Union supporters marched through downtown, "urging" businesses run by Democrats or "secesh" to fly American flags…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… (1823-1904) married Clara Cary (1836-1902) on March 27, 1850 in Bangor. Martin drew this illustration of the hack that transported them on their…"